>>5897727Ta-Kefi is in turmoil. The land is divided and now under siege, Lower Pharaoh Hatmer Per-Deser has her army set to defend her palace, abandoning the people of the countryside, meanwhile bargaining with her husband, Upper Pharaoh Grognar, for aid. Such is Hatmer's rule of Ta-Kefi, lesser than a savage, unable to defend her people. The rightful heir Meraha Per-Desher meanwhile, recovering strength since the poisoning, is speaking with the Kefi-Ta warlords, gathering allies, and setting about a plan to deal with the whale invaders. Along his travels he comes across Meri Depet-Wadj, someone familiar with the whales, in fact, she is the reason the whales are attacking. He shall suppress that fact, not only for political reasons, but also because he would kill whales as well, but out of wrath rather than avarice.
>Action 1: Ta-Kefi Lancers. Meraha Per-Desher rallies the warlords of Ta-Kefi and smiths of Bianut, to develop weapons and tactics to fight the whales.Rightful heir Meraha Per-Desher speaks with the Kefi-Ta warlords, who welcome him with open arms, and found themselves further alienated by the Lower Pharaoh's response to the situation. Kefi warriors flock to the Rightful Heir's warband, and he takes them west, to the smith shrines of Bianut. Smiths come here in pilgrimage to where the first steel was forged, the steel that made Ta-Kefi. Here Meraha gives his speech about how he is the rightful heir of Per-Desher, how his sister betrayed and poisoned him, and how he shall make things right, starting with fighting the whales. The smiths would thus offer Meraha their services for free, and when he tells them to produce lances rather than swords, instead of objecting, they obey. Soon the Meraha warband are all equipped with lances, and so starts training. Kefi cannot overpower a whale alone, so they are drilled in unit tactics, working with one another.
>Action 2: Ta-Kefi Marines. Meri Depet-Wadj returns with experience on how to fight the whales, and trains marines to a new standard.While the rightful heir rallies the Kefis, Meri Depet-Wadj works with the Miews. While Miew nobles have found themselves with even more privileges under Lower Pharaoh Hatmer's rule, the common folk see only the devastation the Lower Pharaoh does nothing about. Thus she manages to gather vast crews of Miew sailors, but they do not go to sea just yet, no, they are tasked with training. Meri instructs them on the effective and ineffective methods she observed, and they do extensive training to become masters of climbing, jumping, diving and swimming. There is also training in the use of nets, where Penews also get to participate, as they need as many hands and feet as possible to overpower the whales.
